Hello! My next task for that Biesse retrofit is to control VFD made by ABB. Strange part is that by default that VFD has 2 digital inputs, so what I have now is run/stop function controlled from LinuxCNC via output on Mesa board. Changing frequency requires going into settings of VFD and adjusting minimum frequency. Customer does not like that obviously (my answer was that it is a VFD he provided and I have squeezed maximum out of it). So he got a EtherCAT addon module for that VFD. And I have exactly zero experience with EtherCAT. >From my websearch I understood that I need to go to manufacturer webpage and get a XML file to configure EtherCAT master device (LinuxCNC in this case). So I got a ZIP file with quite a collection of XML files and I would like to think that based on VFD model and software version specified on that EtherCAT module I have selected correct XML file. How do I proceed from here? Is there a webpage that describes step-by-step instructions? I know I will need to install linuxcnc-ethercat and few more libraries. Here is a nice writeup from RodW for installing EtherCAT: https://forum.linuxcnc.org/ethercat/45336-ethercat-installation-from-repositories-how-to-step-by-step And I already have a question - does it mean I have to switch from 2.9.3 version to 2.10? I have 2.9.3 version on bookworm on both my testing PC and on the PC in Biesse. How do I proceed after installing ethercat libraries? Is there some place that contains instructions for LinuxCNC config? Here in this post on the same thread I can see a glimpse of how to load ethercat modules in HAL file: https://forum.linuxcnc.org/ethercat/45336-ethercat-installation-from-repositories-how-to-step-by-step?start=190#298341 But where do I place that XML file? Anywhere as long as I specify correct path to it in loadusr line? Is there anything else to be specified in LinuxCNC config? And how do I know that it is communicating with EtherCAT slave device? Is there some confirmation line in terminal or just that there should be new HAL pins in HalShow?
Thanks in advance for any tips where should I look! Viesturs _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
